OK on the UK site. If there is a review they are hiding it well !, I can
only see a spec.

"DS" <spam_me_not@buzz_off.jerk> wrote in message
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> dpreview is a UK site.  IXUS / ELPH / S500 review is there.
>
> "Chris B" <chris.brogan@thefreeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:c43oef$2cqmpb$1@ID-100935.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > It's by-the-by anyway because there is no Review of the IXUS on this
> site -
> > which is what I'm looking for - rather than wading through specs.  Maybe
> > it's just too early to get a review of this camera so that I can
compare?
> > "Don" <nospam@please.org> wrote in message
> > news:106a19ni2utefa2@corp.supernews.com...
> > > I suggest that you be very in accepting the dpreview evaluations at
face
> > > value.  They seem to have a policy of using the camera default
settings
> > for
> > > internal image enhancement rather than playing with them to get the
best
> > > possible results - or at least comparable results from comparative
> > cameras.
> > > I can understand that, since that would be a lot of work and requires
> > > subjective judgement of tradeoffs between, for instance, sharpness and
> > > noise, but the resulting comparisons are often bizarre.  Different
> > > manufacturers seem to have much different philosophies on how much
> > > sharpness, contrast and saturation boost to apply as a default.  This
> can
> > > usually be seen by comparing dpreviews' examples at high
magnification.
> > One
> > > comparison they made two or three years ago between a G2 and a
> comparable
> > > Nikon credited the Nikon with sharper, but noisier, output.  If you
blow
> > up
> > > the examples you can see pronounced light ghost edges alongside the
dark
> > > edges in the Nikon, and none (or almost none) in the Canon.  That
> > indicates
> > > a definite difference in edge sharpening.  There were also noticeable
> > > differences in saturation and contrast.
> > >
> > > I don't mean to knock dpreview.  They do a good job and fill a great
> need.
> > > I do wish they would point out the above in their reviews, however.
> > >
> > > These effects are why many of us shoot in RAW with the enhancements
> turned
> > > off.  We can then choose the "best" (whatever that means) settings in
> post
> > > processing.  Of course, that means we have to post process every
> > > image.......
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > >
> > > "stewy" <anyone4tennis1@lycis.com> wrote in message
> > > news:c42pbn$2lp$1@newssv.kcn.ne.jp...
> > > >
> > > > "Chris B" <chris.brogan@thefreeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > > news:c42cvn$2c68ao$1@ID-100935.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > > > I was about to buy the Canon Powershot G50 but then the IXUS 500
> came
> > > out
> > > > > and I cannot decide.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any recommendations?  Cannot get much info on the latter at the
> > moment.
> > > >
> > > > Try http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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